Gran Classico

Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga

Riserva Rancia Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2010

Thoroughly impressive at 16. The balance is off the charts. Makes me want pasta.. a lot! - at Archer — 13 days ago

Austin, Peter and 5 others liked this

Isole e Olena

Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2022

Bright red fruit up front with a nice finish — 20 days ago

Pieropan

Soave Classico Garganega 2024

Zesty nose, good body and acidity. — 22 days ago

Marqués de Murrieta

Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Rioja Tempranillo Blend 1964

💯 for the privilige and the scarcity. Incomparable nose of chocolate figs, dates and raisins. Port/sherry notes! On the palate this is very lively, yet quite acidic.
To me, this is more intriguing and interesting than tasty…
— a month ago

Tom, Peter and 2 others liked this

Zenato

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Corvina Blend 2015

Classic. Can’t be beat for the price. — 2 months ago

Azienda Agricola Fontodi

Chianti Classico Sangiovese 2019

Chianti Classico with our engagement label - VERY yummy with prime rib for last meal in Oaklan — 3 months ago

Sagee, Matt and 11 others liked this

Agricola Querciabella

Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2023

vintage 2023 | strawberry fruit and spicyness, good balance | paired with chili con carne — 16 days ago

Paul, Anthony and 5 others liked this

Bodegas Faustino

Gran Reserva Faustino I Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2005

21 years old. Drinking 2005 in 2026. One of the best QPR wines out there. A classic Old World Rioja offering unbelievable quality for the price. Visually, it pours a deep, dark ruby. The nose is rich with seductive burnt oak, dark berries, and smooth vanilla.
On the palate, it delivers a soft, well-balanced light-to-medium body bursting with red and black fruit, sweet cocoa, and a subtle green touch. It closes with a solid medium-plus fruity finish.
This 2005 vintage has plenty of life left to improve for years
— 9 days ago

Marchesi Antinori

Pèppoli Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2024

ESF
9.0

QPR out the wazoo - really delicious as a wine, but does not speak to Chianti. Mass produced for the crowds, smooth well- balanced and dare I say somewhat elegant: definitely fruit forward with oozing dark brooding berried fruit & cherry galore, vanilla & gentle subtle spice. Go #costcowines — 2 months ago

Tom, Ted and 8 others liked this
Jan de Weerd

Jan de Weerd

Antinori! What a legacy!!

Castellare di Castellina

Chianti Classico Sangiovese 2023

375ml. Nose has crunchy black cherry fruit, and the characteristic earthiness of the region has taken on a slightly animal, feral quality in this iteration. Savory and relatively full in the mouth. A little drying and bitter at the end of the finish. — 3 months ago

Anthony, Bob and 21 others liked this
Pinotman /// Andreas

Pinotman /// Andreas

More or less a dud.
Tom Casagrande

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@Pinotman /// Andreas - Not a repeat purchase

Marchesi Mazzei

Fonterutoli Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2023

vintage 2023 | spicy, cedar, frivoluous, a very good effort — 16 days ago

Paul, Anthony and 5 others liked this

Poderi Aldo Conterno

Riserva Gran Bussia Barolo Nebbiolo 1989

very plush and open. Broad plush plummy fruit. Underbrush and a developed inky mineral. Soft around the edges with dried cherry and touches of leather and licorice. Gorgeous and long — 21 days ago

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Juan, Jay and 3 others liked this

La Rioja Alta

Gran Reserva 904 Rioja Tempranillo Graciano 2015

Quintessential Rioja. Rounded ard the edges. Tertiary notes are out to play — a month ago

Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga

Riserva Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2008

Somm David T
9.2

Sour cherries, plum, blackberries & baked strawberries, softened cedar, dry tobacco w/ ash, leather, dry crushed rocks, dry soil, dark spice box, anise, tarriness, more dark chocolate but some milk chocolate, caramel notes, withering dark & red flowers with dry red roses, nice acidity and still showing firm structure/tension, well balanced and plush 90 second finish.

Has another 7-10 yrs ahead.

@Bella Saratoga - dinner before “America” at the Mtn. Winery.
— 2 months ago

Ira, Paul and 12 others liked this

Tenuta di Nozzole

Riserva Nozzole Chianti Classico Sangiovese 2021

R D B
9.3

Good Chianti. Blackberry and fruit notes with some acidity. Finished nicely. — 2 months ago

Castello di Monsanto

Riserva Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2022

Year in, year out, this is my fav Chianti Classico. To me it captures all what I look for in a good every day Sangiovese - freshness, a bit of tannic edge, juicy flow, a savory sweetness to the fruit. And food friendliness!
Enticing nose with red cherries, a bit of wet undergrowth & turned earth, a bit of tomato leaf, a flowery whiff. Joyful!
Medium bodied on the palate with great energy & flow. The tannins present, a touch rustic, but in a nice way, the acidity juicy & vibrant. Nice depth and long finish.
So drinkable but also has some seriousness to it.
Love Monsanto!
— 3 months ago

Pinotman, Lyle and 2 others liked this